Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Culinary, Entertainment, And Personal Services

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

Numbers at a glance

530th
Popular nationwide
264
Search Rank on O's List
11
Colleges offer it
272
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
103
Women
169

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Nicholls State University35
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi27
Average public university graduating class: 31 students.

O's Insights on Culinary Arts/Chef Training

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 23% of graduates come from public universities.